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Meaning of COROZO

Pronunciation:  ku'rowzow

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  any of several tropical American palms bearing corozo nuts
 
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 Synonyms: corozo palm
 
 See Also: genus Corozo, palm, palm tree

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Co*ro"zo\ Corosso \Co*ros"so\ (k?-r?"th? or -s?), n.
[Cf. Sp. cerozo a kind of palm tree.]
The name in Central America for the seed of a true palm;
also, a commercial name for the true ivory nut. See {Ivory
nut}.
 

 

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